Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity...No thing is required for this enlightenment.. .except freedom; and the freedom in question is the least harmful of all, namely, the freedom to use reason publicly in all matters.
Immanuel KantAn action is essentially good if the motive of the agent be good, regardless of the consequences.
Immanuel KantGenius is the ability to independently arrive at and understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person.
Immanuel Kant[R]eason is... given to us as a practical faculty, that is, as one that influences the will.
Immanuel Kant